They laughed and chatted all the way home. There really weren't many people outside at this hour.
Still, they occasionally passed other Ability Users.
Groups of five like theirs were fairly rare, though, so they stood out.
Xu Duoduo now had to tilt her head back to look at them, one little shorty among four towering people.
But whenever they spoke to her, they would unconsciously bend down a little.
They were afraid she wouldn't hear them.
Xu Duoduo's face had gone numb.
They made their way back to the nineteenth floor of Building A in their residential complex, then each headed home.
Qin Luo wanted to lure Xu Duoduo into his place, but Shishi had gotten smarter. She ducked straight under the arm he reached out to scoop her up with, then hurriedly opened her door and slipped into her own little nest.
All that remained was Big Dog, his face full of disbelief.
Qin Luo started scratching at her door. "Wait, what? Xu Duoduo, didn't we make up? Why are you still angry? If you won't come home with me, at least let me in."
Big Dog felt terribly wronged.
The tables really had turned.
Once upon a time, the little Zombie had scratched at his door. Now Captain Qin was the one scratching here.
Qin Luo's heart broke.
Xu Duoduo slipped a note under the door. [I'm cleaning and taking a bath. Come see me in an hour.]
The moment Qin Luo read it, his heart repaired itself. "Okay, I'll come see you in an hour."
Ah.
As long as Xu Duoduo wasn't ignoring him, everything was fine. Big Dog happily went off to shower.
Big Dog had absolutely no idea what Shishi was up to.
Back in the room she hadn't seen in so long, Xu